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Blinken scheduled to travel to Middle East on Tuesday night: Axios

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 , Updated 08:36, 13-Aug-2024
An Israeli Navy Saar 6-Class Corvette enters the port of Haifa, August 9, 2024. /CFP
An Israeli Navy Saar 6-Class Corvette enters the port of Haifa, August 9, 2024. /CFP

An Israeli Navy Saar 6-Class Corvette enters the port of Haifa, August 9, 2024. /CFP

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is scheduled to travel to the Middle East on Tuesday amid high tensions in the region, Axios reporter Barak Ravid said on social media on Monday, citing a source.

Blinken has stops planned in Qatar, Egypt, Israel and possibly Iran. "Trip (to Iran) isn't final because like everyone else Blinken is waiting to see if lran attacks or not," Ravid wrote on X.  

White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said on Monday that the U.S. has prepared for what could be significant attacks by Iran or its proxies in the Middle East as soon as this week and the U.S. had increased its regional force posture.

(With input from Reuters)

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